{"id":21507,"date":"2026-09-13T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/ilias-kasidiaris-announces-release-from-prison-and-return-to-greek-political-scene-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T18:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:01:11","slug":"ilias-kasidiaris-announces-release-from-prison-and-return-to-greek-political-scene-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/ilias-kasidiaris-announces-release-from-prison-and-return-to-greek-political-scene-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilias Kasidiaris Announces Release from Prison and Return to Greek Political Scene \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"F\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris says he will be released from prison on Tuesday, September 15, and has announced plans to return to Greece\u2019s political scene.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasidiaris said in a statement that he will leave the high-security prison at <strong>12pm on Tuesday<\/strong>, describing his release as definitive and unconditional.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"el\" dir=\"ltr\">\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 15\/9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 12:00 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5 \u03cc\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c5\u03c8\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 \u0395\u039b\u0395\u03a5\u0398\u0395\u03a1\u039f\u03a3 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bb\u03ae\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03ae \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03ae \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0397\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u039a\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 (@IliasKasidiaris) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IliasKasidiaris\/status\/2099060860861796635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also claimed that he will return with full political rights and indicated that he intends to resume an active political role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn Tuesday, September 15 at 12:00, I will be released definitively and unconditionally from the maximum security prison,\u201d Kasidiaris said in his post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI return free and with full political rights to the central political scene and to the forefront of national struggles,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kasidiaris-prison-sentence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kasidiaris\u2019 prison sentence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasidiaris, a former MP for Golden Dawn, was sentenced to <strong>13 years in prison<\/strong> following the landmark Greek trial that found the organisation operated as a criminal organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His latest statement signals his intention to re-enter public political life following his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement is likely to attract renewed attention to his political ambitions and the future of the political movement associated with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasidiaris has remained a prominent figure among supporters of Greece\u2019s far-right political scene despite his imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His release comes as Greece\u2019s political landscape remains dominated by debates over national issues, immigration, security and relations with neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasidiaris has not yet provided full details of what form his political return will take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> SKAI.gr<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tGolden Dawn, Greece, Greece news, Greek elections, Greek far right, Greek news, greek news today, Greek parliament, Greek political parties, Greek political scene, Greek politics, 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